Always a bit of a unique take on the year, the International Film Music Critics Association’s annual assessment of the year in movie and TV scores has brought with it, well, something different. And looking across the nominees, it’s two genre films — “Evil Dead” and “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” — that led the field with three specific nominations each. Though you could make it four for the former as composer Roque Baños was also nominated for Film Composer of the Year, alongside “Gravity” composer Steven Price, in fact, which would bring its total up to three as well.
'Evil Dead,' 'Gravity' and 'The Hobbit' lead film music critics nominations
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Cannes Check 2013: Arnaud Desplechin's 'Jimmy P.'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:06 pm · April 29th, 2013
Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.
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Roundup: The adaptations that filmed the 'unfilmable'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:20 am · December 18th, 2012
Also: A.O. Scott declares ‘Amour,’ and Jeunet’s ‘Life of Pi’
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Review: Robert Pattinson has a devil's haircut on his mind in Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:52 am · May 25th, 2012
David Cronenberg is back to his strange self in his faithful but flummoxing adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel.
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Cannes Check: David Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:21 pm · April 25th, 2012
We continue our preview series of the Cannes competition titles.
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Round-up: Time to erase the animation Oscar?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:25 am · February 16th, 2012
Also: Brett Ratner’s act of apology, and Streep’s 2013 Oscar bid
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John Williams, Michael Giacchino, Chemical Brothers nominated by film music critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:37 am · February 10th, 2012
This year’s list of International Film Music Critics Association nominees was predictably dominated by John Williams, who landed seven nominations across the various categories for his two Oscar-nominated scores: “The Adventures of Tintin” and “War Horse.” Not too far back with five nods was “The Artist” composer Ludovic Bource.
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Tech Support Interview: Howard Shore lends aural depth to the visual palette of ‘Hugo’
Posted by Roth Cornet · 4:23 pm · February 9th, 2012
The Oscar-nominated composer reflects on this uniquely intricate collaboration with Martin Scorsese.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Music (Original Score)
Posted by gerardkennedy · 8:17 am · February 7th, 2012
While the music branch’s choices (or lack thereof) in Best Original Song could be considered shocking, the opposite was true about their final five in Best Original Score. Three of the titles are Best Picture nominees, the branch’s favorite composer of all time is double-nominated yet again and all but one of the finalists have been nominated previously.
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George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Michelle Williams and more turn out for Palm Springs awards gala
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:05 am · January 8th, 2012
I’ve never attended the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. It’s a key stop along the Oscar trail his time of year, very competitive with the Santa Barbara Film Festival. The two duke it out for honorees, one reticent to honor talent that the other has chalked up for an award. Which is obviously silly. But it seemed time to give it a go.
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Jessica Chastain and Howard Shore to be honored at Palm Springs
Posted by Roth Cornet · 6:41 pm · December 28th, 2011
The Palm Springs International Film Festival has announced its final honorees for this year’s Awards Gala. Jessica Chastain will receive the Spotlight Award for her work in “The Help,” “The Tree of Life,” “Take Shelter,” “The Debt” and “Coriolanus,” while composer Howard Shore will be feted with the Frederick Loewe Music Award for “Hugo.”
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'Drive,' 'A Better Life' and 'Attack the Block' among scores not eligible for Oscar this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:03 pm · December 22nd, 2011
The Academy has announced a list of 97 film scores eligible for consideration in the Best Original Score category this year. Typically, it’s this announcement that brings the bad news of this or that score either not being submitted or being ruled ineligible for whatever reason.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Trying to get a bead on Best Supporting Actress
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:34 am · November 25th, 2011
In today’s round-up, the Best Supporting Actress category gets a little scrutiny, the makeup of “Super8” gets some love and scrennwriter John Logan talks “Hugo.”
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Listen to Best Original Song contender 'Coeur Volant' from Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:43 am · November 24th, 2011
The list of Best Original Song contenders is assembling as we move closer to the release of official qualifying titles in the category. And a track from “Hugo” has just jumped into the mix.
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Tech Support: John Williams charges back to lead the field of Best Original Score hopefuls
Posted by gerardkennedy · 8:07 am · November 24th, 2011
In this week’s installment of Tech Support, we turn our gaze toward Best Original Score. Those in the hunt include John Williams, Alexandre Desplat, Howard Shore and Alberto Iglesias.
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Scorsese's 'Hugo' is a flawed but passionate ode to romance and the cinema
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:58 pm · November 5th, 2011
“Hugo” finally screened for most press in Los Angeles this afternoon, and though it’s hardly Martin Scorsese’s best work and has plenty of drawbacks, it should win the non-cynical over at least somewhat.
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